START TIMES: Great Northern Half Marathon : 09:30 START LOCATION: Great Northern Railway Line, Mickleover Thank you for entering the 2018 Great Northern Half Marathon. This is our third year organising the event in conjunction with Mickleover Cricket Club and helping them raise money to develop Junior Cricket in the community. This year they are raising money to replace their roller (made in 1947!!!) so if you could find some spare pennies on your exit from the car park, that would be very much appreciated! PRE RACE INFO HALF MARATHON Race HQ Mickleover Sports Club, Station Road, Mickleover, DE3 9FB Car Parking Official car parking is available at the field adjacent to Mickleover Sports Club. Entrance is via the main entrance to the Sports Club. The car park will be signed and marshals will be on hand to direct you on arrival. Donations to the Junior Cricket Club are kindly received on exit from the car park. Please do not park on the main road, in the nearby estates or at the Great Northern Pub as this will disrupt both the race and the residents who live nearby. Athlete Registration Athlete registration will take place from 08:00 at the Sports Club. You will receive your race number with timing chip attached and you can also leave your baggage (at your own risk) in a secure location while you race.
On the Day Entry There are NO entries on the day for the half marathon. Race Briefing HM Race Briefing will take place at 09:25 on the start line. Please make sure you attend the briefing for your race; it should only take 5 minutes. RACE INFORMATION Chip Timing The Half Marathon will be electronically timed by StuWeb timing. Your timing chip is attached to your race number so please be careful when pinning the number to your vest. The chip tag will trigger at the start and finish of your race as soon as you run over the start and finish mats. You do not need to hand your number back in at the end of the race. Great Northern Half Marathon : Route HM start location is beside the finish gantry on the railway line. Be aware that there are occupied houses near the start/finish area so please be respectful of the residents property and obey Marshals instructions; anyone displaying inappropriate behaviour will be disqualified from the race. We have to enforce a strict policy on this because negative behaviour may jeopardise similar events in the future. From the railway line head out onto Station Road turning left to approach Radbourne Lane. Turn left and continue along, bearing left at the fork in the road. Continue along Radbourne Lane then turn left onto Heage Lane. Just before the railway bridge you will turn left, through some narrow A barriers/horse trough up onto the railway line. LAP 1: Turn right on the railway line and run approx. 250m before turning around at the marshal and cone.
On approach to the finish line, keep on the main path and follow up to the junction of Station Road. Turn left onto the pavement and proceed up Station Road on the pavement. Continue onto Radbourne Lane and repeat the loop. LAP 2: Once you reach the railway line turn left straight onto the path and head for the finish. You can find a link to the route and course notes, here: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/337921. At the Finish Line Get a drink/snack from the finish area. Receive your medal. For the rest of the day you can reflect on your achievements while waiting for the provisional results and the race photos to be published!!
Headphones For the Great Northern Half Marathon the wearing of headphones is not permitted because it is a UKA licenced event held on roads which are open to vehicles. This is in accordance with the UKA rule introduced on 1st April 2016. Anyone found to be wearing any sort of headphones during either race, will be disqualified, their results will not count and they won t be eligible for prizes. Results The half marathon is electronically timed by Stuweb. Provisional race results will be displayed on the Stuweb website (www.stuweb.co.uk) as soon as possible after the race. Any queries about your results should be sent directly to Stuweb by contacting them via the following link - http://www.stuweb.co.uk/contact. As this is a UKA licensed event, race results will be submitted within 24 hours. Please note it may take a few weeks to appear on Run Britain and Power of Ten websites. Race Rules The event will follow the rules as set out by UKA. Race licence number 2018-32008 FURTHER RACE INFORMATION Toilets and Changing There are changing rooms with toilets at the Sports Club as well as two portable toilets at the 10k point of the half marathon, near where the finish line is. High5 Drink Stations There are drinks stations at approx. 5.5km, one at the 10km and 16km point for half marathoners, and one at the finish line. Drinks stations will provide water, High5 energy drink and jelly babies. Finishers Finishers of the half marathon can collect their water and snack at the finish line then wander back up to the Sports Club.
First Aid EMMS are providing our first aid cover. There will be two first aiders present at the finish line and one cycle responder stationed at the far end of the railway line. There will be an ambulance out on the course. We will also have lead/sweep cyclists on the course. Race Photography Geoff Ford is our official photographer for the race and he will be at the finish line to take your picture as you cross the line. Your free race photo can be downloaded as soon as possible after the event the weblink will be provided on your post-race email. Prize Presentation There are fantastic prizes on offer from our sponsors Big Bobble Hats (www.bigbobblehats.co.uk) and HUUB Design (www.huubdesign.com) for the top three men and ladies in both races as well as first placed vets in the Male V40/50/60 and Female V35/45/55 categories. Prizes will be awarded on first past the post basis. Runners are only eligible for one prize. The Prize presentation will take place at 11:30 at the finish line beside the Medical tent. Refreshments Mickleover Cricket Club will be open all morning from 08:00 onwards selling teas, coffees, sausage and/or bacon butties. The amazing Wolf Hut will be located at the finish line offering a stunning range of Wholesome Original Lean Food to keep spectators and athletes fuelled throughout the event. The Great Northern Pub will also be open from 10:00 offering breakfasts and hot drinks.
THANK YOUs!!! A huge, we mean enormous, thank you to all of you. Over 700 of you showed an interest in the event but unfortunately with only 500 places available, we had to disappoint a few. Make sure next year you get your application in nice and early! A big thank you to our team of volunteers who are helping out with the Great Northern Running event. Please say hi and give them a smile and a wave as you run round. We couldn t do this without them. Another big thank you to Mickleover Cricket Club for providing their facilities. Lastly, thank you to our sponsors and event partners for supporting the race. At the finish line, look out for Lexus, who are providing our event transport as well as Big Bobble Hats who will be selling their range of..hats with big bobbles! They are also contributing race prizes, along with HUUB Design. Our race nutrition is provided by High5 Sports Nutrition and our race comms by Mobile Solutions.